my garden diary

  • Tomatoes are out of control

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    For most of the past week, I was away from the garden. The weather changed abruptly, and after a few warm weeks, we again had an episode of cold, rainy, and windy days. Of course, as soon as we get…

  • Accidental greenhouse build

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    When we decided to make new beds in the yard, we had no idea the problems we’d have with the new onion/lettuce bed. The bed itself is great, on a great spot and the veggies grow nicely, but the storms…

  • Lettuce and strawberries harvest

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    There’s something very heartwarming about an unexpected harvest. We all like to see and gather the fruits of our work, but when these fruits come earlier than expected they cause real joy in us. I wasn’t planning to do any…

  • Backyard is the new seedling spot

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    Growing seedlings can be a real challenge when you don’t have a designated seedling area. Seedlings require lots of space, but the space should be sunny during the spring, and partly sunny during the summer. When you don’t own a…

  • Another violent storm – Main garden review 30.05- 05.06

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    This was supposed to be a post on how good the garden is looking at the beginning of June. On Thursday I was in the garden cleaning the beds and when I finished I looked up the hill and thought…